Amycolatopsis orientalis

Amycolatopsis orientalis previously known as Streptomyces orientalis is a bacterium. It is considered an Actinobacterium species. Streptomyces orientalis are responsible for sore throat infections and wound infections in humans, and are also a significant cause of morbidity in goat populations. It was the source from which the antibiotic vancomycin was isolated in 1953.